Couples

Who talks about the instrumental and expressive roles?

What are the differences between expressive and instrumental roles?

What does Parsons say that the division of labour is based on?

How is Parsons criticised for his view about instrumental and expressive roles?

Who talks about joint and segregated conjugal roles?

What are the differences between joint and segregated conjugal roles?

What pattern did Willmott and Young identify in their student of WC extended families in east London in the 1950s?

What do Willmott and Young mean by the "symmetrical family"?

Evidence for the symmetrical family

Who did Willmott and Young find that the symmetrical family was more common amongst?

Which social changes do Willmott and Young see as the reason for the rise of the symmetrical family?

Why do feminists reject the march of progress view?

How does Oakley criticise Young and Willmott's view that the family is symmetrical?

What did Oakley find in her own research about the family?

In Oakley's research, how did most couples define the father's role?

What did she find that a good father was seen as, and what was a consequence of this?

What did Boulton find?

How does Boulton claim that Willmott and Young exaggerate men's contribution to childcare?

What did Warde and Hetherington find about sex-typing of domestic tasks?

What slight change did Warde and Hetherington find?